Some of those are a little op. Some are actually entierly in the ball-park right. Particularly our casting times(which are excesivly slow).
One thing I think that would make the staff or scepter really-really intresting is the charge mechanic. They had long ago in the betas. Before open beta. The Charge mechanic got some hype when it was first revealed, and I was sad when they released and no class had it at all.
With the charge mechanic the Ele in essence has to “Empower” the spells. This empowering takes time. In all cases it requires the ele to stand still. Which is a deadly-move on the eles part. We have to be moving constatly. I my head it would be simple. We can easily “pull off” a quick spell. I can create a lava-font with only a few words.
But say I take a second to actually sit still, focus, and cast. That font could be something so much more powerfull. But I take the chance of standing still for up to 3 seconds. Which even as a full toughness-vit Ele. You can be bursted down in 1 second by a Glass Cannon. We just have to move. So it makes the Staff/Scepter ele a Risk-V-Reward. If we take the risk and manage the spell its worth it, if we dont we took the risk. I made a quick list of Charge Ideas that could be implemented.
Lava Tomb: Create a Font of lava, For each second charging the lava font gets larger, and exudes more lava burning for more durations each second.(3 second Charge)
Flame Burst: charge up a powerfull fire and ignite said foe. Each level of chage increased the burn, and at final level creates a blast finisher.(5 second charge).
Gyser: Charge up a Jet of Water, each charge level healign more and increasing radius. At final level knock foes in radius back(4 seconds of charge).
Icy Ground: Chill the ground, but charge up the spell to inflict diffrent effects. At charge level one chill, charge two applies vulnrability, charge 3 causes targets running to fall down for 1 second.(6 seconds to charge).
Healing Rain: Charge spell to cleanse more conditions and last longer. At charge level 3 allies receive a random buff(at start of spell).(8 seconds to charge)
Chain Lighting: Charge spell to hit more targets(3 min, up to 5)(3 seconds)
Gust: Charge gust to unleash a wave of wind, at max level wind knocks back and down for 3 seconds and deals damage in a wide arc.(4 seconds)
Windborne Speed: Puts the wind on allies back, longer swiftness pure charge level, at max charge level knocks projectiles from the air at cast around Ele.(4 seconds)
Static Feild: Charge spell to create a longer stun, as well as max level casts lighting down in the middle of the spell feld damagin foes inside of it(6 seconds charge).
Eruption: Charge the earth and your spell, creating a much more unstable event, for each charge level your eruption gets more volitile and at realease deals more bleeding as well as knocks down one targer directly in center of Eruption.(4 seconds).
Unsteady Ground: Charge your spell to create deadly earth, foes crossing the rubble are not only crippled, but recieve bleeding stacks based on charge level(3 seconds to charge).
Magnetic Aura: Charge the aura to increase the duration and Radius of the bubble. At charge level 4 the spell covers about the size eruption and lasts 10 seconds max.(5 seconds)
Charge spells are livable without. But it’s an idea. I want to see eles be rewarded for takeing risks. Espeicaly staff eles which are sometimes designated to “buff-kittens”….Which I know the staff ele can do. But It should have other talents. Staff eles could charge magic for stronger effects. They still have the option of casting on the run. I mean just click the spell. Hold it down though and youll stop and start charging.
Charges are always better then the regular thing, but only becuase you have to stand completly still and vulrable while you charge. Also another balance would be that the AOE circle could nto be moved after the charging begins. Although this could be to strong a nerf. Please note the numbers are just in my head, and im not a mathamatician. Do not take them for actual balancing. lol.
I always loved the charge mechanic. I was sorely dissapointed it never made it in!
